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# psb-gemma-brew-idiosyncrasies

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## Content
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# Brew Idiosyncrasies — Off-Recipe Process Notes

_Things Topher does that don't appear in BeerSmith but affect TILT readings._

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## HotForTeacher-4-26 (Green TILT)
**Deviation:** Honey added at cold crash
**Date:** ~2026-04-21
**Context:** Blonde Ale near terminal gravity. Honey addition at cold crash — may cause small secondary fermentation or SG rise. TILT stable at 1.021 range through this.
**Impact on readings:** None negative — stable SG, temp dip is intentional (cold crash)

**Deviation:** Cold crash for carbonation (not crash to clear — active CO2 scrub)
**Date:** ~2026-04-21
**Context:** Using cold crash intentionally to drive CO2 into solution for forced carbonation. Temp deliberately lowered for this purpose.
**Impact on readings:** Low temp (43-52°F range) is intentional, not a stalled orproblem ferment.

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## Radium (Grodziskie / Polish Smoked Wheat)
**Beer style:** Grodziskie (BJCP 27A) — oak-smoked wheat, low-alcohol
**Vital stats (BJCP):** OG 1.028-1.032, FG 1.006-1.012, ABV 2.5-3.3%
**Recipe note:** Smoked wheat base, possibly no hops (or very low), possibly Lacto
**Context:** OG 1.0248 is close to style range. FG 1.0209 is slightly above style minimum — may be slight under-attenuation or just TILT accuracy at low FG. Beer appears to have finished.
**Impact on readings:** Low FG (1.020 range) near TILT's lower accuracy limit — readings may be slightly off.

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## TILT Color Behavioral Patterns

### Orange TILT — flakey / unreliable after kegging
- FG readings >1.050 while fermenting normally = TILT sitting in trub (not a real reading)
- "Intolerabe Acts - 2025" (Green TILT): FG 1.9908 — physically impossible, TILT in trub post-keg
- After kegging or dry hopping, readings are artifacts — ignore them

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